Cost of living comparison
Athens is 25.3% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Athens instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.31
RSD1,022
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.73
RSD848
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
RSD211
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
RSD145
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
RSD489
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RSD617
|
$7.06
€6.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
RSD280
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
RSD351
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
RSD92
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD83
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RSD37
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
RSD722
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.48
RSD3,347
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,973.40
RSD2,852,045
|
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
RSD1,041
|
$11.43
€10.72
|
|
pay 14.7% more for housing
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.25
RSD2,882
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$804.75
RSD88,367
|
$553.55
€519.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.56
RSD58,588
|
$521.82
€489.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.34
RSD13,653
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
|
pay 52.6% more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.79
RSD33,907
|
$488.12
€457.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.61
RSD750,045
|
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
|
pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
RSD256
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
RSD220
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
RSD419
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.87
RSD3,499
|
$45.80
€42.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
RSD715
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
RSD8,962
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.64
RSD3,803
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.50
RSD10,377
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.63
RSD12,917
|
$111.33
€104.42
|
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